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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines






2. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule






3. Document containing the results of the qualitative risk analysis - quantitative risk analysis and risk response planning. details all identified risks including description - category - cause - probability of occurring - impact on objectives - propos






4. Condition or situation unfavorable to the project - a negative set of circumstances - a negative set of events - a risk that will have a negative impact on a project objective if it occurs - or a possibility for negative changes






5. Features and functions that characterize a product - service or result






6. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.






7. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively






8. Processes that organize and manage the project team






9. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.






10. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality






11. Reserve






12. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results






13. Common way to determine whether a risk is considered low - moderate - or high by combining the two dimensions of a risk: its probability of occurrence and its impact on objectives if it occurs






14. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project






15. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses






16. Analytical procedure in which each potential failure mode in every component of a product is analyzed to determine its effect on the reliability of that component and - by itself or in combination with other possible failure modes - on the reliabilit






17. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






18. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks






19. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities






20. Documenting the actions necessary to define - prepare - integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans






21. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.






22. The document that describes the communications needs and expectations for the project; how and in what format information will be communicated; when and where each communication will be made; wan who is responsible for providing each type of communic






23. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs






24. Schedule activity that determines when the logical successor activity can begin or end






25. Collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization involved in the project






26. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented






27. Any item - internal or external - that is required by a process before that process proceeds






28. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c






29. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced






30. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval






31. A component of work performed during the course of a project






32. Schedule activity that has a low total float.






33. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






34. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed






35. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines






36. Tracking - reviewing - regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan






37. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity may begin based upon the schedule network logic - the project completion date and any constraints assigned to schedule activities without violating schedule constraint or delaying project com






38. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.






39. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.






40. Defined function to be performed by a project team member






41. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements






42. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.






43. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan






44. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives






45. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result






46. Describes how the project management team will implement the performing organizations quality plan.






47. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports






48. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project






49. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold






50. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach